activate
verb (used with object)
to make active; cause to function or act.
will activate
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future tenseof activate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“The national credit bureaus will activate and deactivate a credit freeze for free upon request. You must contact each bureau separately to freeze your respective credit report.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Warm-up routines such as hip rotations, thoracic/lumbar mobility drills and progressive swings will activate those muscle groups and improve joint mobility before maximal loading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Not to be missed, Amelia Muñoz Dancers will activate Nisenbaum’s presentation with a special public dance lesson at 5 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
If a coworker or kin finds herself cornered in a dour discussion with the malcontent, she will activate the most creative parts of her mind to engineer an excuse to exit the encounter.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
Otherwise you look and feel exactly the same—but if you should need them, I've given you a complex of hidden changes, all of which will activate if any one of them is required.
From The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
